Joseph Banis was convicted of killing a man then burying him in the basement of the Old Louisville home Banis shared with his boyfriend.

He is expected to be sentenced today.

The verdict followed a nearly two-week trial filled with dramatic and often graphic testimony.

Jurors found Banis guilty of just about everything he was charged with, meaning prosecutors will push for the death penalty.

Banis showed no visible reaction as he learned his fate.

James Carroll was shot, stabbed and his knees were broken with a sledgehammer so his body could be stuffed into a plastic container and buried in December 2009.

His body wasn't found until June 2010.

Jurors also convicted Banis of robbery, tampering with physical evidence and drug and counterfeit money charges.

"The commonwealth is obviously pleased with the return of the verdict," said assistant commonwealth's attorney Ryane Conroy.

Prosecutors said Carroll was robbed and murdered during a night of sex and drugs and that Banis and his boyfriend, Jeffrey Mundt, did it together.

Mundt is also charged in Carroll's murder and is scheduled for trial in May.

He testified against Banis in exchange for escaping the death penalty at his trial.

Banis was expected to take the stand too, but in a surprise move, did not.

"The facts and circumstances have been things that yeah, you don't typically talk about in open court, but they were relevant and pertinent to what we were trying to get the jury to decide here which was the guilt of Joseph Banis," Conroy said.

The jury deliberated late into the night Thursday and had to be sequestered -- something not typical in Jefferson County trials.

"I believe I have had that happen before, but it is rare," Conroy said.

Jurors wrapped up Friday morning after deliberating for a total of about 10 hours.

Defense attorneys had no comment following the verdict.

For the victim's mother, the outcome is a relief.

"Nothing will bring her son back, and as we discussed with the jury, he may not have been living a lifestyle that she would've wanted for him, but she loved him and this was a horrible way to die," Conroy said.

Conroy said she will ask for the death penalty during sentencing Monday morning.

Mundt is charged with complicity to murder, robbery and tampering with physical evidence in Carroll's death.

Prosecutors said they're not sure how the Banis conviction will affect Mundt's trial, but the commonwealth intends to proceed against Mundt.